IP Library Granted Patent US 11,487,310
Granted Patent B2
US 11,487,310 · App. 16/909,714 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Load driving device, and lighting apparatus and liquid crystal display device using the same

Inventor: Sadakazu Murakami (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: ROHM Co., LTD.
G05F1/46H02J1/00H02M1/32H02M3/155H02M3/156H05B45/3725H05B45/46H05B47/10H05B45/375H05B45/38H05B45/385H05B47/165
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Patent No.
US 11,487,310
App. No.
16/909,714
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting load driving device includes a first constant current source structured to be serially connected to a first light emitting load group; a second constant current source structured to be serially connected to a second light emitting load group; a first load connection terminal structured to be connected to the first light emitting load group; a second load connection terminal structured to be connected to the second light emitting load group; and a control circuit structured to be supplied a first voltage applied to the first load connection terminal, a second voltage applied to the second load connection terminal, and a reference voltage applied to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is structured to select a minimum voltage between the first voltage and the second voltage, and the control circuit is structured to equalize the minimum voltage and the reference voltage.

Claims (31)

1. An illuminating device comprising:

a light emitting load driving device;

a first light emitting load group;

a second light emitting load group, and

an insulation type voltage booster configured to step-up an input voltage to generate an output voltage and supply the output voltage to the first light emitting load group and the second light emitting load group while electrically insulating between a primary circuit system and a secondary circuit system,

wherein the light emitting load driving device comprises:

a first constant current source structured to be serially connected to the first light emitting load group;

a second constant current source structured to be serially connected to the second light emitting load group;

a first load connection terminal structured to be connected to the first light emitting load group;

a second load connection terminal structured to be connected to the second light emitting load group; and

a control circuit structured to be supplied a first voltage applied to the first load connection terminal, a second voltage applied to the second load connection terminal, and a reference voltage applied to the control circuit,

wherein the control circuit is structured to select a minimum voltage between the first voltage and the second voltage, and the control circuit is structured to equalize the minimum voltage and the reference voltage, and

the control circuit is configured to be adopted in the insulation type voltage booster.

2. The illuminating device according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the first constant current source is structured to be connected to ground respectively.

3. The illuminating device according to claim 2 , wherein the first light emitting load group includes a plurality of light emitting diodes connected serially.

4. The illuminating device according to claim 3 , wherein the control circuit is structured to output a drive signal to a voltage supply portion to be connected to the control circuit, the voltage supply portion provides a voltage to the first light emitting load group and the second light emitting load group.

5. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the first constant current source is structured to be controlled a volume of a current flowing thereto.

6. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the first constant current source includes a current mirror circuit.

7. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein a PWM signal is provided from an output of the control circuit.

8. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the voltage supply portion is structured to include a rectifying diode to rectify a current supplied thereto.

9. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the voltage supply portion is structured to include a smoothing capacitor to smooth a current supplied thereto.

10. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the control circuit is structured to control the voltage supply portion to generate the output voltage greater than or equal to 12 V.

11. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the voltage supply portion is structured to include an inductor connected with the rectifying diode.

12. The illuminating device according to claim 4 , wherein the voltage supply portion is structured to include a switching transistor to receive a signal provided from the control circuit.

13. The illuminating device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the insulation type voltage booster includes:

a transformer configured to be supplied with the input voltage;

a switch configured to switch primary side current conducting to the transformer;

a rectifying and smoothing circuit configured to rectify and smooth a secondary side voltage of the transformer so as to generate the output voltage, and

an insulating output feedback circuit configured to generate the feedback signal according to the first voltage and the second voltage to output the feedback signal to the control circuit.

14. The illuminating device according to claim 13 , wherein the insulating output feedback circuit is a photocoupler.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2020
From: MURAKAMI, SADAKAZU
To: ROHM CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2003-192784 · Jul 7, 2003 · national
JP 2003-337344 · Sep 29, 2003 · national
Continuity (11)
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Continuation 15348257 · Nov 10, 2016
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Continuation 13952333 · Jul 26, 2013
Continuation 12731006 · Mar 24, 2010
Continuation In Part 12428338 · Apr 22, 2009
Continuation 11750894 · May 18, 2007
Continuation 10879315 · Jun 29, 2004
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